As early voting got underway, Gov. Kathy Hochul rallied with city leaders Sunday.

Both Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams worked to drum up enthusiasm in the Democratic stronghold of southeast Queens as polls show a tightening race between Hochul and her Republican opponent Lee Zeldin.

Despite their reported differences, Mayor Adams and Speaker Adams came together to support Hochul.

What You Need To Know

  • Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams held a get-out-the-vote rally for Gov. Kathy Hochul in Queens

  • Polls show a tightening race between Hochul and Republican Lee Zeldin, as Democrats worry about an enthusiasm gap among Democrats

  • Hochul says she plans to spend her remaining $6 million on traditional campaign materials and ads this final week before Election Day
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With polls showing Zeldin closing the gap in the race for governor, the two city leaders appealed to their loyal Democratic base to turnout and support Hochul.

“We are here today to charge you,” Speaker Adams said. “To energize you. To electrify you. Yesterday was the first day of early voting, my brothers and sisters. We stand again at the precipice of a changing tide in this city.”

“And she immediately implemented the things we needed and you don’t realize that we cycled out of covid is because she did such a darn good job to get us out of covid,” Mayor Adams said.

Hochul was in Queens for the rally after spending most of the day on Long Island.

And while she doesn’t hail from Queens, she made a direct appeal to the borough’s voters by invoking her native city.

“But you can also check this, you know what they call where I’m from Buffalo, New York they call it the Queen city and I think that’s pretty good, I think that’s pretty good​,” Hochul said.

Zeldin did not have a public schedule on Sunday, but he tweeted video of him meeting with Jewish voters in Brooklyn.

It came a day after Zeldin held a rally on Long Island with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

“Is Long Island ready to fire Kathy Hochul?” Zeldin asked ten crowds at the rally.

According to the latest campaign filing, Hochul has about $6 million in the bank with just over a week to go until Election Day.

She has raised close to $50 million since becoming governor last year.

When asked how she planned to spend those remaining dollars, she said, “Television, get out the vote, literature, knocking on doors, phone banking.”

“It’s old school politics. It’s what we’ve always done. I’ve been doing this ​since I was in my 30s so I know how to do this. My team is the best. And the energy from all the elected officials, community leaders, labor leaders, that’s how you win elections,” she continued.

Democrats say privately that they are concerned the Hochul campaign does not have a robust “Get Out the Vote” operation.

They say too much money was spent on ads, and not enough on getting people to the polls.

Early voting began this weekend and continues all week.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8.